Senior ICT Infrastructure Architect, Network & Telecom

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Discounted flights

Healthcare package

Life insurance

Transport benefits

Job summary

Emirates Group IT seeks a Principal Engineer - ICT to design, implement and optimize network and telecom strategies globally. You will lead complex infrastructure projects, ensure service levels, and drive architectural standards across the organization.

A strong background in structured cabling, fiber networks and enterprise-scale deployments is essential. You will engage with stakeholders, mentor a large virtual team, and ensure solutions meet availability, security and performance goals while

Qualifications

• Degree or Honours in Information Technology, Electrical, Telecommunications, Electronics, Computer Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in ICT passive infrastructure design and implementation.
• Strong expertise in structured cabling, fibre optic networks, server/hub room infrastructure, and relevant standards.
• BICSI RCDD certification is highly desirable.
• Proven experience leading large-scale enterprise, airport, campus, or mission-critical infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop IT solutions that meet customer requirements and ensure robust, high-quality designs.
• Provide expert technical consultancy and guidance within the technology domain.
• Lead corporate IT standards and assess the impact of competing technologies.
• Track technology and business innovations and align with IT strategy and standards.
• Ensure solutions meet SLAs for availability, capacity, security, and performance.
• Publish and maintain high-quality documentation for the technology area.
• Manage End-of-Life replacement of equipment and software.
• Lead solution and technical design reviews and guide projects on standards.
• Engage and coach a virtual team of at least 20 resources.

Skills

Structured cabling

Fibre optic networks

Server/hub room infrastructure

Technical leadership

Architectural standards knowledge

Education

Degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

BICSI RCDD certification

Job description

Emirates Group IT seeks a Principal Engineer - ICT to design, implement and optimize network and telecom strategies globally. You will lead complex infrastructure projects, ensure service levels, and drive architectural standards across the organization.

A strong background in structured cabling, fiber networks and enterprise-scale deployments is essential. You will engage with stakeholders, mentor a large virtual team, and ensure solutions meet availability, security and performance goals while